The 2009 national championship game will feature a pair of bears, as the Bears of Washington U. and the Bruins of George Fox will meet for the title in tomorrow's final at 1 pm EDT.

No. 6 Washington U. will play for its fifth walnut and bronze after showcasing its trademark depth in the semifinal victory over No. 11 Amherst, 65-49. Seven Bears scored at least six points led by Kelsey Robb who had 12 points and sported a right and left handed hook shots. The Bears outrebounded the Lord Jeffs 45-34 with a third of those coming from Jaimie McFarlin. "I didn't tell Jaimie to stop scoring. Jaimie understands that with this team, this is what we do, we share the ball.," said coach Nancy Fahey after the game. "If there's one thing she can do, she can control the inside game on the boards."

Amherst jumped out to a 14-7 lead eight minutes in but the Bears responded with a 12-1 run. Shanna-Lei Dacanay hit an off-balance hook shot fading to her left as time expired to give Washington U. a 27-22 halftime advantage. The Lord Jeffs drew within six at 41-35 but Alex Hoover scored four straight to put the Bears' lead back at double digits. Amherst shot 28 percent from the field in the game.

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In the second semifinal No. 3 George Fox rained 14 three pointers on The College of New Jersey, tying a tournament record in a 67-52 victory. Sage Indendi scored 23 points, including six for eight behind the arc, and fellow freshman Keisha Gordon added 12. Kristen Shielee tallied 15 points, nine rebounds and five blocks. Hillary Klimowicz scored 19 points for the Lions but they didn't come easy against Shielee. �I think it took me a little longer to adjust. It was a fight," Klimowicz admitted afterwards. "I haven�t played against a 6-4 girl in a very long time. She did alter my shot a little bit, and it took me a little too long to adjust to that.�

The first half was close through the midway point and tied at 20 but the Bruins used a trio of threes to pull ahead. Indendi hit one as time expired which lifted George Fox's spirits headed into the locker room. The Bruins pushed the lead to 20 six minutes into the second half held the Lions at bay the rest of the way.